Seneca possessed : Indians, witchcraft, and power in the early American republic / Matthew Dennis.

Author/creator Dennis, Matthew, 1955-
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2010.
Descriptionviii, 313 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Handsome Lake, 1735-1815.
Seneca Indians--Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.). --History. --19th century.
Seneca Indians--Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.). --Social life and customs. --19th century.
Community life--Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.). --History. --19th century.
Social change--Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.). --History. --19th century.
Witchcraft--Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.). --History. --19th century.
Power (Social sciences)--Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.). --History. --19th century.
Quakers--Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.). --History. --19th century.
Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.)--Ethnic relations. --History. --19th century.
Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.)--Social life and customs. --19th century.

SeriesEarly American studies
Early American studies. ^A375699
Contents pt. 1. Dominion -- Colonial crucible and post-Revolutionary predicament -- pt. 2. Spirit -- Handsome Lake and the Seneca great awakening : revelation and transformation -- Patriarchy and the witch-hunting of Handsome Lake -- pt. 3. Mastery -- Friendly mission : the holy conversation of Quakers and Senecas -- From longhouse to farmhouse : Quakers and the transformation of Seneca rural life -- Seneca repossessed, 1818-1826.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009044826
ISBN9780812242263 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0812242262 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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